“It’s going to be harder to get to 14 majors now than it was when Tiger did it." -- Henrik Stenson

HOYLAKE, England -- The rain was falling at Royal Liverpool, the site of the 143rd British Open, but Martin Kaymer, standing by the practice green in front of the clubhouse, was trying on new sunglasses. He pulled a pair out of a box, still with the plastic sleeves around the arms, and slipped them on his face amid the raindrops. He smiled. PHOTO GALLERY: Check Out the Best Shots From the 2014 British Open Kaymer, the 29-year-old German, has been making his own sunny weather since winning the Players Championship in May and the U.S. Open (by eight strokes) in June. But will it continue? Rory McIlroy won a major in 2011 (also by a landslide) and another in 2012, but then went dormant. Louis Oosthuizen looked like he would never lose again when he won the 2010 British Open at St. Andrews by seven shots, but it remains his only major title. And they’re hardly alone. Many of t...